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Just came here to ask about Alpha Protocol. I've never been quite able to get past the screenshots. Really not keen on playing as Generic Secret Agent Bro to go Save The Amurrcan Guvmint, but I've heard the game spoken of highly here. What makes it worth it?

The story, the character, the dialog, the fact the behind every flaw, there is something innovative or just something cool to back it up.

Just came here to ask about Alpha Protocol. I've never been quite able to get past the screenshots. Really not keen on playing as Generic Secret Agent Bro to go Save The Amurrcan Guvmint, but I've heard the game spoken of highly here. What makes it worth it?

It's really not entirely about that ( bro saving the amrican gov). It's more about doing what you believe to be the right thing, as a secret agent, in order to save the day. Or not (at some points you can choose not to save the day for the greater good or just for yourself).

You can also customize your look, to a certain degree, to look less like a CoD generic character and even choose game style (stealth, martial expert, shoot everything in you path, etc...).

The biggest downside of this game are bugs and some balance issues, but for 4$ I believe it's well worth the risk.

Alpha protcols hacking mini game is like a magic eye puzzle... Horriblething in an otherwise excellent game.

I must say I quite liked it. Hated the wonky mouse control in it though. Hated the wonky mouse control in the game in general of course, but especially in the hacking mini games. For me, the real horror was the lockpicking near the end. Terrific game though, in spite of its semi-severe flaws.

Just came here to ask about Alpha Protocol. I've never been quite able to get past the screenshots. Really not keen on playing as Generic Secret Agent Bro to go Save The Amurrcan Guvmint, but I've heard the game spoken of highly here. What makes it worth it?

I'm not a huge fan of Alpha Protocol, but it has some good ideas. You can make your agent look like a disgruntled Montana fly fisherman, which helps with the whole generic agent bit:

The best thing about Alpha Protocol is definitely how the game changes to follow your decisions (even decisions you didn't know you'd made). You can't really change the story, but you can see different sides of it depending on what you do and how you treat people. The in-mission gameplay is pretty bad, though.

I must say I quite liked it. Hated the wonky mouse control in it though. Hated the wonky mouse control in the game in general of course, but especially in the hacking mini games. For me, the real horror was the lockpicking near the end. Terrific game though, in spite of its semi-severe flaws.

I'm the same: after initially disliking the minigame I now enjoy it as it can make for some tense situations. Shame about the mouse control though. If only there were some keys, some sort of 'arrow' keys on the right-hand side of the keyboard that could have been used to control thing...

EDIT: Should also have actually said that it's a great game and for that price a no-brainer. The pros far outweigh the cons and there is an imperial fucktonne of replay value.

I'm the same: after initially disliking the minigame I now enjoy it as it can make for some tense situations. Shame about the mouse control though. If only there were some keys, some sort of 'arrow' keys on the right-hand side of the keyboard that could have been used to control thing...

Wait... Are you saying that you can use the arrow keys or that you should be able to? I'm way too tired to comprehend such nuances. If it works it'll be a godsend for my next playthrough. I've done the "everyone must like me" Thorton and the aggro "I don't give a shit" Thorton, but I'm looking forward to provocative douchebag Thorton.

Now it's back to sleep for me. Shogun 2 and X3: AP keep invading my dreams and somehow wake me up. At least Football Manager leaves me alone at night.

Wait... Are you saying that you can use the arrow keys or that you should be able to? I'm way too tired to comprehend such nuances. If it works it'll be a godsend for my next playthrough. I've done the "everyone must like me" Thorton and the aggro "I don't give a shit" Thorton, but I'm looking forward to provocative douchebag Thorton.

Now it's back to sleep for me. Shogun 2 and X3: AP keep invading my dreams and somehow wake me up. At least Football Manager leaves me alone at night.

Sorry, that was a little ambiguous and I might have gone and gotten your hopes up. Unless I've missed something (as I don't know if I've ever tried using them) the arrow keys do nothing. It's WASD and Mouse all the way baby!